Mausoleum.



M. L. KNIGHT.

MAUSOLEUM.

APPLICATION TILED MAY 14,1910.

Patented Dec 27, 1910.

WITNESSES ATTORNEYS -oia m M. L. KNIGHT.

M-AUSOLBUM.

APPLIOATIOH FILED MAY 14,1910.

979,965., Patented Dec. 27,1910.

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city and county of. Baltimore, State of Maryland, have inventednew and'useful Man .'soleum, of which the following a specific'ation.

My invention consists of improved means for obtaining ventilation :anddrainage" of.

the crypts or loculi in amausoleum or vault. lit-further. consists of-improve'd means for closingf'a'nd sealing the crypts or loculi' in a vault or mauSOleumJ g It further consists of other novel features of construction, all" as will be hereinafter Forzthe purpose of illustrating my; inven-.

tion, I have shown in the accompanying. drawings one form thereof. which at pres ,ent preferred'by me, sincethe same has-been"; "foundin practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, although it is to be under" stood that Y. the various ins'trumentalities of =wliich-my invention consists canbe variously arranged and organized and that my invention' is-not limited. to. the precise, arrange" mentand organization oft'hese instrumen-.

talities-as herein shown .anddescribed.

Figure l'represents a perspective-view of a mausoleum embody ng any improvements.

Fi'g. 2 representsa-longitudinal vertical section of thesame. Fig; 3 represents a horizontal section of the mausoleum. -F i'g.- 4

represents a transverse vertical section on the linens-m of- Fig. 3. Fig. 5 represents a sectional det-ailview of a shutter and its fastenings of one of the crypts or loculi.

' Fig. 6 represents a horizontal section of a window; I

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures. Referring to the drawings ;The I mausoleum' has a suitable foundation, 1, upon which theside walls, 2, and the front wall, 3", and rear wall. t, are supported. A porch or portico'is formed at the front by columns, 5,v

and the frieze, 6, overhangs'such porch at the front. -Gable stones, 7, are supported upon the frieze vat the frontandrezm, and have each two tenons, 8, upon each of. .their' inclined top-edges. stone. metal or composition, "are slantingly supported at their ends upon the slanting.

edges of the gablestones, and have inortises,

10, engaging the tenons upon the same. At

Two roof-stones, 9, of

I Specification of LettersPatent. Patelntgd Dec. 2'7, 1910. Application filed May 1%,1910g Serial No. 561,415.

.gtheeaves, the roof stones or slabs are supported upon slanting fillers, 11, which may be. integral with the'frieze-stones. A capstone or ridge stone, 12, restsupon the inner or upper edges ofthe roof-stones withfitsside-lips, '18, overlapping such edges. The

interior of the mausoleum has a floor, 145,v of

tiles or any suitable 'or' 'desire'd material and tween'the'cryptsor loculi, 18, and window" openings 1919,iand 20,' are provided respectively atytheends of thevestibule and ofthe corridor. Said window'shave each a rigid grille, 21, at the-outside, an intermediate lnwa rdly-swingi'n storm-window, 22', and an inner, inwardly-swinging art-window, .23, ofstained or colored glass or otherwise ornamented. The crypts or loculi for the reception of the cofiins or caskets and on both sides of the corridor, are formed from horizontal shelves or slabs, 24, preferably. of slate or composition, and facedat the edges "which present to'or face the;

corridor, with strips, '25, ofmarble' or other ornamental material; The slabs or shelves are vertically spaced by endwalls or slabs,-

cured to *the shelves and to each other. The rear. edges of the shelves are cut away 'to form rectangular openings, 28, and the back slabs are supported at a'distanc-e from the walls of. .thestructure and at the edges. of such openings, so that vertical air-chambers or fiues, 29, are formed between such walls and Slabs. These openings extend along the greater portion of the length of the slabs and register vertically, so that the air-chainhers will be wide and. unobstructed; "Vent opening-s, 30, are formed at the lower and upper ends of these' air-chambers and through the walls so as .to provide air-circulation up through said chambers." The back-slabs.

have openings, 31', at their upper andjloweredges, communicating with the air-chambers of the length of the back-slabs, so as to af- .ford free-ventilation and drainage to the;-

Wide air-chambers, and the openings 'regis-l communicate with the same. A ceiling-slab or slabs, 32, is supported to cover the vestiv bule and corridor, and one or more rods, 33,

are secured in the ridge-stone and passedv through the ceiling-slab and have each an eye, 34, at its lower end. The rod or. rods may serve as an auxiliary support for the ceiling-slab and serve tof support a-hoist'ing. device for raising the caskets to the upper loculi. The fronts of the crypts'or loculi are each closed by a shutter, 35', preferably a slab of marble or other ornamental matevrial, and the upper and lower edges of the shutter engage respectively grooves, 36 and 37, in the shelves or slabs, the upper one, 36,

. of which is deeper and slightly widerthan the lower groove,'soas to permit theupper edge of the slab to first engage theupper groove, as indicated in dotted lines in'Fig. -5, and move upward in the same until the lower edge can drop int'o the lower groove,- when both edges are held in the grooves,

'whereupo n the shutter may be sealed by groutingbr pointing with cement or mortar. Theback edges; of the shelves are secured in the inner faces of thewalls'and interlock with them excepting, atthe openings fformingtheairflues.

By providing the air'du'ct between the crypts or loculi and the wall of the vault or mausoleum ,i-stru'cture, by providing such ductwith inlet and outlet at the lower and upper ends, and by forming theback walls 0 the crypts or loculi with openings at their topa'nd' bottom edges, communicating with such air duct', I provide perfect circulation ,and'ventilation from the loculi through the ducts, over the ceiling-slab and out to the surrounding atmosphere, thereby disposing of'all odors and gaseous efliuvia from the contents of the loculi and keeping the interior of the structure pure. All liquid'efiiuvia may pass out from the loculi through the bottom openings into the ducts and be conducted away from the same. By providing the transverse vestibule, and the windows at the ends ofthe same and the corridor, the interior of the structure may be perfectly ventilated and lighted. The storm windows are preferably of clear glass and,

together with the grilles, protect the ornamental art windows. 56

Therod or rods depending from the ridge stone may form additional support for the ceiling'slab or slabs besides serving as support for hoisting apparatus when a casket is placed" in one of the upper loculi. By c'dnnectingthe space under the roof and above the 'ceiling with the air glucts saeh sp'ace will be ventilated and maintained dry, even should moisture leak through the seams of the root. The shutters of emptyloc'uli will be held in place in their grooves without the use of cement or other fastening means and it is t er with those of the shelves so as to directly 2 only necessary to sea-lthe shutters as the loculi become occupied.

Having thus descrlbed my invention, what i I claim-as new and desire to secure by Letters'Patent,isi Y 1.." 'In' a vault or mausoleum structure, horizontal shelves having theirback edges secured in a wall of the same and formed with openings at said edges, vertical back walls and end walls between said shelves to form crypts or loculi, and said back walls supported to-formtogether with the openings an air-ductbetween themjand a wall of the structure a'n'd'jz formed 'twith openings into said duct at their top and bottom edges, an inlet and outlet-at the ends ofsuch duct, and. shutters closing the fronts of such'crypts or loculi; '7 v 2. Ina vaultior mausoleum structure, hori- -zontal shelves having their'back edges secured in a wall-0t the same and formed with openings atsaid edges, vertical back Walls 'and end walls between saidshelves to form crypts; or loculi, and said back walls supported to form together with the openings an'air duct between them and 'a wall of the structure and formed with openings into said duct at their top and bottom edges, and an inlet and outlet being provided at the lower and upper end of suchduct.

3. In avault or mausoleum, aroof having a ridge-stone, opposed series of vertically arranged loculi, a ceiling slab supported upon the .top of said loculi and spanning the space between them, and'a rod secured in the ridge-stone at its upper end and having" an eye at its lower end bearing against 'the undersideofthelceiling.slab to support the same and serve to attach suitable hoisting mechanism,

4. In a vault or mausoleum, horizontal shelves having theirrea'r edges secured in the inner face of a wall of the same and having rectangular openings atsaid edges extending for the greater portion of the length of the same and registering vertically, and vertical side andback walls forming loculi between said shelves having their back v walls secured at the inner edges of the openings in the shelves to form a vertical airchamber between the back-walls and the Wall of the mausoleum and through said openings, the wall of the mausoleum having openings at the top and bottom of the air-" space.

In a vault or mausoleum, horizontal shelves having their rear edges secured in the inner faceof a wall of the same and 6. In a vault 0r mausoleum, horizontal tical air chamber, said chamber being proshelves having their rear edges secured in I vided with ventilating openings at its top 10 the inner face of a wtillldof, the dsame. and and bottom. havin openin s at sai e gas, an register- I w ing v rticallm vertical back walls 'and side MAURICE KNIGHT walls forming leculi between said shelves" Witnesses; having their back Walls spaced from the SAMUEL T. HYMAN,

Wall of the mausoleum vault to form a ver- CATHERINE KNIGHT. 

